C. H. Graun’s Easter Oratorio and Mendelssohn’s version of J. S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion.
Turku will host two highly significant music events during Easter 2011 – the Finnish premieres of two major works of church music. In Turku, the St Matthew Passion will be performed outside the normal religious setting. The work will be performed in Logomo, the old engineering facility, which will provide a stark yet fitting setting for the performance. Carl Heinrich Graun’s Easter Oratorio will be premiered in Finland at Turku Cathedral.
C. H. Graun’s Easter Oratorio will be premiered in Finland at Turku Cathedral. Originally written in the 1700s, the oratorio was lost for decades before being revived at a performance in Berlin in 2004. In celebration of Easter and the Capital...
The St Matthew Passion will be performed outside the normal religious setting. The work will be performed in Logomo, the old engineering facility, which will provide a stark yet fitting setting for the performance.
